In an ICU department of a hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, a doctor hundreds, even thousand miles away is able to diagnose whether a patient has suffered a heart attack or stroke using telemedicine in a matter of minutes. The patient is monitored using a ECG device that is connected to the Internet. A […]

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research [CSIR] and IT giant Hewlett Packard have announced the development of a system that would provide affordable health care to the rural poor and at the same time facilitate faster discovery of drugs for various diseases. The system is based on a truly innovative combination of the latest […]